I am a writer in Beacon, New York, and the author of BOOKED: A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations Around the World (2019); BREAK IT UP: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America’s Imperfect Union (2020); and FEAR NO PHARAOH: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery (2025). I’m a contributing writer to The Nation and Hudson Valley magazines, and I host a podcast, Think Back, about American history. The best way to contact me is by e-mail.